Fourteen of the 18 Tulare County teams that play 11-man football advanced to the 2018 Central Section playoffs in their respective divisions:

Tulare Union (No. 1 seed, Division II)

Tulare Western (No. 2 seed, Division II)

Dinuba (No. 4 seed, Division II)

Redwood (No. 9 seed, Division II)

Mt. Whitney (No. 4 seed, Division III)

Porterville (No. 1 seed, Division IV)

Central Valley Christian (No. 2 seed, Division IV)

Monache (No. 3 seed, Division IV)

Golden West (No. 4 seed, Division IV)

Mission Oak (No. 11 seed, Division IV)

Woodlake (No. 5 seed, Division V)

Lindsay (No. 13 seed, Division V)

Strathmore (No. 1 seed, Division VI)

Orosi (No. 3 seed, Division VI)

Three of those teams received the top overall seed in their divisions, respectively, in Tulare Union (10-0), Porterville (8-2) and Strathmore (9-1).

Tulare Union and Strathmore are the defending champions in their divisions.

The Tribe captured the Central Section Division II title last season and the Spartans are the back-to-back Central Section Division VI champions.

First-round playoff games will be played on Friday and five of the six section title games are scheduled for the Friday (Nov. 23) after Thanksgiving. The Divison VI championship tilt will be played on Nov. 16.

In the 12-team Division II bracket, four teams hail from Tulare County. Tulare Union, Tulare Western (9-1) and Dinuba (8-2) each received an opening round bye. Redwood (4-6), who is seeded ninth, opens the postseason on Friday against Garces Memorial (3-7) in Bakersfield.

Mt. Whitney (6-4) is the only Tulare County representative in Division III. The Pioneers host 13th-ranked Santa Maria (3-7) in a first-round game on Friday at Giant-Chevrolet Cadillac Mineral King Bowl.

Mt. Whitney and Santa Maria met earlier this season in non-league play. The Pioneers won 56-15.

In Division IV, the top four seeds (Porterville, CVC, Monache, Golden West) were each rewarded a bye. No. 11 Mission Oak (2-8) will play its first-round game at North-Bakersfield. Golden West is the reigning Central Section Division IV champion.

For complete brackets of the 2018 Central Section football playoffs, click here.

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